Safety
Torqued: Combating runway overruns
Ever feel like no matter what you do you just can’t win in the eyes of some
people? I’m not talking about the average aviation enthusiast.

Ever feel like no matter what you do you just can’t win in the eyes of some
people? I’m not talking about the average aviation enthusiast. I’m talking about the editors and reporters of many of the nation’s news outlets. A number of aviation industry employees and organizations have worked hard to achieve an accident rate for Part 121 that is the lowest in history, but that is often unappreciated.

Aviation accidents–in fact, almost anything aviation-related that can be presented in a negative way–seem to sell in the media. Embedded within the Washington press corps are a group of reporters who understand aviation well and who are always looking for aviation-related stories. The low number of commercial accidents has forced them to shift their focus to business aircraft accidents and incidents.

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